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Synonyms for bittersweet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : adjective bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet; noun bit-er-sweet
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit; noun ˈbɪt ərˌswit

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Définition of bittersweet

Origin :
  • also bitter-sweet, late 14c. as a noun; used especially in Middle English of a type of apple, from bitter (adj.) + sweet (adj.). As an adjective, attested from 1610s.
  • As in orange : noun combination of red and yellow
  • As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
Example sentences :
  • It pleased him in a bittersweet way to see that she shared his unhappiness.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
  • Then there is bittersweet, another wild vine that we gather in the fall.
  • Extract from : « Mother Nature's Toy-Shop » by Lina Beard
  • Then there are the orange berries of bittersweet and the red ones of holly.
  • Extract from : « The Child's Rainy Day Book » by Mary White
  • Other finches like bittersweet, sorrel, and amaranth, all of which we are glad to have them eat.
  • Extract from : « The Children's Book of Birds » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • Whenever Verlaine speaks of his childhood, there is a gleam like a bittersweet smile.
  • Extract from : « Paul Verlaine » by Stefan Zweig
  • These are the memories that are bittersweet beyond the compass of halting words.
  • Extract from : « Shandygaff » by Christopher Morley
  • There was no penance, how bittersweet soever, could make him a little worthy of her.
  • Extract from : « Zuleika Dobson » by Max Beerbohm
  • Around the case he planted wild clematis, bittersweet, and wild-grapevines, and trained them over it until it was almost covered.
  • Extract from : « Freckles » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The sketch on this page is from a spray of bittersweet before the leaves have dropped.
  • Extract from : « Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) » by Hugo B. Froehlich
  • Wheel-shaped or rotate and five-parted corolla of Bittersweet, Solanum Dulcamara.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
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